Background
In mid-2015, the United States’ Pandemic Prediction and Forecasting Science and Technical Working Group of the National Science and Technology Council, Food and Agriculture Organization Emergency Prevention Systems, and Kenya Meteorological Department issued an alert predicting a high ...
Oyas, H.
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Holmstrom, L.
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Kemunto, N.P.
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Muturi, M.
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Mwatondo, A.
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Osoro, E.
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Bitek, A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Githinji, J.W.K.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Widdowson, M.-A.
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Munyua, P.M.
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Njenga, M.K.
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[Enhanced surveillance for Rift Valley fever in livestock during El Niño rains and threat of RVF outbreak, Kenya, 2015-2016]
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Enhanced surveillance for Rift Valley fever in livestock during El Niño rains and threat of RVF outbreak, Kenya, 2015-2016
To capture lessons from the 2007 Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak, epidemiological studies were carried out in Kenya and Tanzania. Somali pastoralists proved to be adept at recognizing symptoms of RVF and risk factors such as heavy rainfall and mosquito swarms. Sandik, which means "bloody nose," ...
Jost, Christine
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Nzietchueng, S.
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Kihu, S.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Njogu, G.
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Swai, E.S.
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Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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[Epidemiological assessment of the Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya and Tanzania in 2006 and 2007]
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Epidemiological assessment of the Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya and Tanzania in 2006 and 2007
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) of humans and domestic animals are a significant component of the global burden of disease and a key driver of poverty. The transmission cycles of VBDs are often strongly mediated by the ecological requirements of the vectors, resulting in complex transmission dynamic...
Lo Iacono, G.
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Cunningham, A.A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Grace, Delia
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Redding, D.W.
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Wood, J.L.N.
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[Environmental limits of Rift Valley fever revealed using ecoepidemiological mechanistic models]
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Environmental limits of Rift Valley fever revealed using ecoepidemiological mechanistic models
We implemented a cross-sectional study in Tana River County, Kenya, a Rift Valley fever (RVF)-endemic area, to quantify the strength of association between RVF virus (RVFv) seroprevalences in livestock and humans, and their respective intra-cluster correlation coefficients (ICCs). The study invol...
Bett, Bernard K.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Sang, R.
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Wainaina, M.
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Kairu-Wanyoike, S.
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Bukachi, S.
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Njeru, I.
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Karanja, J.
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Ontiri, E.
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Njenga, M.K.
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Wright, D.
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Warimwe, G.M.
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Grace, Delia
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[Association between Rift Valley fever virus seroprevalences in livestock and humans and their respective intra-cluster correlation coefficients, Tana River County, Kenya]
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Association between Rift Valley fever virus seroprevalences in livestock and humans and their respective intra-cluster correlation coefficients, Tana River County, Kenya